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That will be why today's EZY two flights to FAO and two flights to AGP are full then. 
I can guarantee you that forward bookings with EI are much better than EZY on some of the sun routes over the next few weeks and this is with EI using a larger plane to. The main summer months will tell a lot...anyway yield is more important than loads. BHD-FAO is doing best.
What will they operate over winter?
It would be a very bad commercial decision for EI to operate sun routes during the winter months and I don't think they will do it. There main aim will be to try and trim losses slightly.
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That won't happen with some of the BFS heads on here posting.
Some very bitter people here since EI moved down the road.
I expect Jet 2 will do well on FAO once it starts with them offering packages and all that.
Some very bitter people here since EI moved down the road.
I expect Jet 2 will do well on FAO once it starts with them offering packages and all that.
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Jamie2k9 with all due respect how in god's name do you even know what EZY's forward bookings ex-BFS are? Staff aren't let known that? And I highly doubt you're with EZY management now.
Just want to say my source in Dublin has said BHD against BFS last Summer is massively down on yield wouldn't say which routes.
Just want to say my source in Dublin has said BHD against BFS last Summer is massively down on yield wouldn't say which routes.
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It must be my years as a red cap for EI that has made me a bfs head.
Never assume.
Never assume.
Jamie2k9 with all due respect how in god's name do you even know what EZY's forward bookings ex-BFS are? Staff aren't let known that? And I highly doubt you're with EZY management now.
Just want to say my source in Dublin has said BHD against BFS last Summer is massively down on yield wouldn't say which routes.
Just want to say my source in Dublin has said BHD against BFS last Summer is massively down on yield wouldn't say which routes.
Jet 2 are more of a threat to EZY than EI.
Of course yield is well down on 2012 with routes that EI had little competiation on like ACE, TFS, LPA and move to a route like LGW. I don't know but I expect yield on likes of AGP and FAO is in line with 2012 at BFS. Then cost base will probably be slightly lower to so they could afford to see a drop as well.
June should be a good month so all eyes will be on the CAA stats.
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I don't know specifics but I do know enough that EI are ahead of them.
Of course yield is well down on 2012 with routes that EI had little competiation on like ACE, TFS, LPA and move to a route like LGW. I don't know but I expect yield on likes of AGP and FAO is in line with 2012 at BFS. Then cost base will probably be slightly lower to so they could afford to see a drop as well.
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But how do you know that, do you have sources in EI and EZY management? I note you work in the IFSC, no airline offices there? So you're relying on source. Not even my source gets the information of forward bookings and if he did he gets no detail
Please don't be naive, he wasn't comparing dropped routes when comparing 2013 with 2012 he was comparing Faro, London and Malaga
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Should of made your post clearer
Anyhow when people who actually know what they are talking about and who work in the industry talk in this forum, the information may be credible for those of you who need it.
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Well Jack EI wouldn't be comparing yield results over the previous season until the current season is over.....
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Hardly surprising, though sad to see BE's impending exit from Gatwick.
Irony is that CAA figures indicate that BE's loads on LGW BHD have been holding up well - despite Aer Lingus spending fortunes on marketing to try to make inroads. BA also doing well on Heathrow - to be expected.
But Aer Lingus have lost over 20% of their business from last year on Heathrow, having moved to BHD - directly to BA and indirectly to easy.
And Lingus loads on BHD LGW less than 50%.
Remains to be seen what goes on from here.
I wonder would easy do a BHD LGW?
Irony is that CAA figures indicate that BE's loads on LGW BHD have been holding up well - despite Aer Lingus spending fortunes on marketing to try to make inroads. BA also doing well on Heathrow - to be expected.
But Aer Lingus have lost over 20% of their business from last year on Heathrow, having moved to BHD - directly to BA and indirectly to easy.
And Lingus loads on BHD LGW less than 50%.
Remains to be seen what goes on from here.
I wonder would easy do a BHD LGW?
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I thought the whole point of EI moving to Bhd was to get better access to business pax and higher yielding pax, according to the statement made at the time. Has it not worked out that way? Is there a danger EI could depart Bhd completely?
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